Gualaceo weather in July

In July, Gualaceo sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 140 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gualaceo's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gualaceo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
79%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Gualaceo is city in Azuay, Ecuador.

Density
2,586/km²
people per km²
Founded
1534

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical July day in Gualaceo reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Gualaceo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°18025.212.13.5
Feb17° / 10°20624.212.13.3
Mar17° / 10°21227.9123.2
Apr17° / 10°19026.811.93.1
May16° / 1422411.93.4
Jun15° / 13920.411.83.3
Jul14° / 14019.111.83.1
Aug14° / 8414.411.93.7
Sep16° / 6513.1124.3
Oct17° / 13220.512.13.9
Nov17° / 17824.512.13.5
Dec17° / 10°19325.912.23.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gualaceo gets around 140 mm of rain over 19.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:236:13
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 3.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
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63.8Moderate
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273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gualaceo?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gualaceo.

What to pack for Gualaceo in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Gualaceo sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 19 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Gualaceo in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gualaceo peaks around February 19 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 13 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 18Jul 12UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gualaceo?

Gualaceo sits at 2.9°S, 78.8°W, 2,429 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Azogues, 19 km away.

GuamoteNaranjitoGuabo

Topography around Gualaceo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gualaceo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gualaceo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m around an average of 2,381 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,597 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,542 m.

The land around Gualaceo is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
696 m
16 km
1,597 m
80 km
4,542 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Azogues 19 km · Cuenca 24 km · La Troncal 81 km · Naranjal 96 km · Macas 98 km · Guamote 107 km · Naranjito 111 km · Guabo 123 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gualaceo (-2.8942°, -78.7791°, elevation 2,429 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).